Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Close to Operational Decision on En Route Automation Program
Link to article in Aviation Week:
OTHER
2) School Buses Give Ads a Ride
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-03-16-schoolbusads16_ST_N.htm
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
3) Managing Traffic Through Information Technology
Link to article in The Economic Times:
4) TomTom Launches Traffic Site
Link to article on WebProNews:
http://www.webpronews.com/tomtom-launches-traffic-site-2011-03
VEHICLES
5) Ford Models to Come with Digital Radios by 2013
Link to article on autoevolution:
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-models-to-come-with-digital-radios-by-2013-32889.html
News Releases
1) Trafficmaster and BMW Announce a Two-Year Extension to the BMW Trackstar Program
Job Postings
- Entry/Mid-Level Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Economists GS-0110-9/11/12 - RITA.VOLPE-2011-0053
- Experienced Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Economist GS-0110-13 - RITA.VOLPE-2011-0052
Upcoming Events
Foundations of Dynamic Traffic Assignment Workshop – April 28 – Tallahassee, Florida http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/dtaworkshop.htm
Today in Transportation History
1521 **490th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan reached Guam anchoring his three boat fleet in Umatac Bay.
http://www.guam-online.com/history/history.htm#1stvoyage
1911 **100th anniversary** John B. McDonald, a noted railroad builder, including the first New York City subway line, died.
http://books.google.com/books?id=ErDVeQNaLjsC&pg=PA391
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